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In a matter of seconds, everything turned into pure chaos in that small room. Many of the other guests ran from the room, terrified at what was going on and Hayley couldn't blame them. She'd be speechless and pissing in her pants if she saw tables and chairs floating around on their own.

These men were easy to deal with it. Most of them were petrified of Logan's metal claws and tried to steer clear. Some of them went after Hayley, thinking that she didn't have any sort of sharp object on her but she used her telekinesis to send them flying through the walls of the room.

"You doin' alright, kid?" Logan yelled as he fought Naples's men.

"Hell yeah!" Hayley turned around to see Gambit being outnumbered by his men. She ran to him, holding out her hand. The men fell to the ground, groaning and moaning. She knelt down before Gambit, touching his hand. "You okay?" she asked worriedly.

Gambit chuckled, a grin on his face. "Don't worry about me, Hayls. Remy will be fine."

Hayley grinned and helped him up to his feet. "You're quite the fighter," she commented.

"Not too shabby yourself, belle."

Hayley saw a man coming up from behind Gambit and she pushed him out of the way, holding up her hands towards the man. The man's chair flew out of his hands and into the wall. The man looked shocked and then furious. Before Hayley could react, he had his hands around her throat. She choked, gasping for air.

"Not so tough, are you?!" the man sneered, putting more force behind his grip.

Hayley managed to shoot a smirk at him before placing her hands on his shoulders. Her hands started to glow in reddish-orange colors and the man shrieked wildly, removing his hands off from around her neck. His shoulders were on fire and he ran out of the room, trying to find some way to take the fire out.

"You alright, doll?" Gambit asked, approaching her. She was bent over, coughing hard.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine," she said, waving him off.

She heard him laugh. "Got some fight in ya. Remy likes that."

Hayley heard Logan's gruffs and groans and she saw Logan being surrounded by all of Naples's men. Eyes narrowed, she held out both her hands and quickly removed the men one by one away from Logan. They went flying in every direction, most of them not getting up after they hit the wall or some other hard object.

"Thanks kid," Logan huffed, exhausted.

"No problem, pup," she giggled. His eyes narrowed and she shrugged.

"Hold it right there!"

Naples stood alone with another gun in his hands. Fuck! Hayley thought. She had thought she destroyed all of the guns and they had been so caught up in fighting his lackeys that they had completely forgot about him.

Gambit cleared his throat, holding a stick in his hands. "I said leave them be. They ain't part of this."

"These two are fucking freaks! Freaks, you hear me!" Naples spat, glaring at Logan's metal claws and Hayley laying on the ground. "The world would be a better place if these things weren't around!" He held up the gun towards Logan. Logan merely grinned.

Hayley chuckled. Gambit turned around to look at her, bewildered at her reaction. She winked. "He'll be fine."

Naples shot a round of bullets at Logan. Logan stumbled backwards, grunting in pain but he didn't fall. The bullets kept hitting him and to be honest, it was quite gruesome for Hayley to witness even though she knew he'd be alright. She held her breath as blood poured out of the bullet holes.

The bullets finally stopped flying and Naples looked so sure, so proud of himself. So when the bullets slowly popped out of Logan's body one by one, falling to the ground, Hayley had to hold in her laughter as Naples's face expression went from satisfaction to shock. "What, no! Impossible!"

"Is that all you got, bub? That just tickled," Logan sneered.

Naples pointed the gun at Hayley and shot a couple rounds. Hayley focused on the bullets, forcing them to divert away from her but they wouldn't. Pain shot through her head and she stumbled backwards a bit. She had over-worked her telekinetic powers.

"HAYLEY!" Logan roared.

Suddenly Gambit stepped forward. From his pocket, he quickly pulled out a couple of cards and threw them at the bullets. The cards magically cut through the bullets and the pieces scattered on the floor.

"Holy shit," Hayley and Logan muttered.

Naples's eyes bulged out from its sockets. "You- you're one of them!" he yelled.

"Damn straight, mister and now I suggest that you get the hell outta here before something dangerous happens to you," Gambit said warningly.

Naples nearly sneered and pointed the gun at Gambit. "If you're one of them, then you gotta go too."

"Nah, boss, I think you'll be the one leaving."

A card flew at Naples and he immediately was thrown against the wall. He slumped against the wall, completely knocked out.

Logan walked over to Hayley. "You alright, kid?" he asked.

"I'm okay," she lied, massaging her temple.

"Let's get outta here," Logan said.

Police sirens were getting louder and louder. Logan's metal claws went back into his skin and he led Hayley out through the backdoor. Gambit followed them out, picking his hat from off the floor.

"Alright, friends, it's time to part ways but it was sure nice knowing y'all," Gambit said as they walked down the alley away from the burnt down bar. He tipped his hat to Logan and took Hayley's hand. "Mon cherie, take care of yourself." He kissed her hand.

Logan rolled his eyes and Hayley smiled. Gambit turned to walk away when suddenly he stopped. "Hey what's-,"

"You're coming with us," Logan said.

Hayley's headache was going away now and she was able to turn Gambit around. Gambit looked shocked and a bit angry. "I ain't going anywhere but home."

"Well, you're gonna have yourself a little vacation."

Gambit snorted, looking at Logan then to Hayley. "What's this all about now? Can't get enough of Remy, can you?" he said with a wink to Hayley.

She rolled her eyes. "We know who you are, Gambit," she said. His eyes widened. "And we're here to bring you back to New York where there's someone who wants to meet you."

Gambit's face turned into a scowl. "I ain't ever going back," he said firmly. "You ain't taking me there."

Hayley was a bit confused at his comment. "No one's gonna hurt you there, Gambit. Trust us."

"Trust you while you have me frozen up, beb?" he said with a smirk.

Hayley gave him a smirk of her own. "Now how do we know that a card-throwing thief like you isn't going to run away from us?"

"Guess you gotta trust me on that one," Gambit merely said.

She relented. He stretched out his arms and chuckled. "I like you, Hayley. There's something about ya that I can't quite put my finger on but I like it." He tipped his hat and turned around.

"Hey! Where the hell are you going?" Logan yelled.

"Somewhere," Gambit called out.

"I'm going to slice that son of a bitch-,"

"Let me handle it," Hayley said with a smile.

She jogged after him. "Hey! Gambit!"

He turned around with a smile on his face. "Yes, beautiful?"

Hayley smiled and circled him. "Just wanted to tell you that I had a great time tonight before the whole poker fight." She brushed off the dirt and ashes from his jacket. She traced a finger down his chest and gave him a mischevious grin.

"I'm glad that you had a great time," he said. "I had a great time myself. I'm sorry I ain't coming with you back to your home." He sighed, putting his arms around her body. "Imma miss you, joli."

"Me too," she said, sighing sadly. She batted her eyelashes. "Well?"

"Hm?"

"Ain't dashing Southern gentlemen supposed to give their ladies a goodnight kiss?" she asked with a giggle. His red eyes were so dramatic and piercing.

Gambit chuckled and used a hand to push her hair back behind her ear. "Well, I wouldn't be a gentleman if I didn't give a beautiful woman her goodnight's kiss, now would I?"

He leaned in and with another smile, he captured her lips.

Maybe he was using his hypnotic charm on her. Or maybe it was because she felt so vulnerable after John left. But his kiss, there was something about his kiss that was different from John's. This felt more passionate, more wild and free. She found herself getting lost in the kiss. Her hands gripped his jacket tighter when she felt his tongue gently graze her lips gently.

But Hayley knew that she couldn't get herself in too deep.

She slowly pulled away, giving him one last peck on his lips. "Wow," she breathed.

"Mm, Remy can do that to ya," he chuckled. "Maybe I'll see you round when you come back down here to visit."

"Hmmm yes, we'll be seeing a lot of each other," she said, pulling away from him.

Gambit looked confused. "What?"

Hayley stepped backwards as Logan approached Gambit from behind and hit him over the head. Gambit fell forward, completely knocked out. She felt bad for fooling him around like that but knew it had to be done. He would never listen to them. He would've never followed them against his own will. She knew his type- he was like John, like herself without the seductiveness. They were all loners, wanting to do their own thing.

"Well that was sickening to watch," Logan commented.

"Hey! You must admit that I did a pretty convincing job out there," Hayley said. She pointed down at Gambit. "What should we do now?"

Logan peered out of the alley way and then knelt down to hoist him over his shoulders. "Well, he's had a lot to drink. Think your telekinesis is strong enough to suppress his powers?"

She nodded. "Yeah."

They walked out of the alleyway and Hayley let out a sigh of relief when she saw other people knocked out on the streets due to an overload of alcohol consumption. She looked at Gambit and sighed.

"I can't wait to sleep," she yawned as they made their way back to their motel.